Living on Mars

From the Series Destination Mars (Alternator Books ®)

  • Interest Level: Grade 3 - Grade 6
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Explore the obstacles humans would face if they were to try living on Mars.

People have long dreamed of traveling to Mars to explore. That dream may soon become a reality. Scientists have been learning everything they can about the Red Planet so that they can safely send astronauts to explore there. Our neighboring planet is full of mysteries, and humans can help solve them by living on Mars.

Those who’ve wondered how we’d eat or breathe on the Red Planet will want to dig in!

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Interest Level Grade 3 - Grade 6
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Space Science
Copyright 2024
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Brand Alternator Books ®
Imprint Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2023-08-01
Text Type Informational/Explanatory
BISACS JNF051040, JNF051010, JNF051050
Dewey 629.45/53
Dimensions 7 x 9
Guided Reading Level T
Features Bibliography/further reading, Charts/Graphs/Diagrams, Glossary, Index, Reviewed, Sidebars, and Table of contents

Author: Ty Chapman

Ty Chapman is the author of Sarah Rising (Beaming 2022); Looking for Happy (Beaming 2023); A Door Made for Me, written with Tyler Merritt (WorthyKids 2022); as well as multiple forthcoming children’s books through various publishers, and a forthcoming poetry collection through Button Poetry. Ty was a finalist for Tin House’s 2022 Fall Residency, Button Poetry’s 2020 Chapbook Contest, and Frontier Magazine’s New Voices Contest. He was recently named a Cave Canem fellow and holds an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Reviews

School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“Human exploration of Mars is a high interest topic, and each title in this series covers a different aspect of efforts toward this goal. . .Recommended to expand and update collections with the latest projects in space exploration.” —School Library Journal